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basic roast chicken breasts

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Christine Chanda
@cnn2001
Concord, CA

The basic staple of a clean and healthy high protien diet. Use sandwhich bags to make for convenient transport. Keeps fresh up to 3 hours unrefrigerated for a high protien, amino acid rich source of nutrition.

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(1 rating)
prep time 5 Min
cook time 40 Min

Ingredients For basic roast chicken breasts

  • 1 pkg
    skinless, boneless, chicken breast (organic if possible)
  • 4 Tbsp
    salt-free seasoning (i.e. ms. dash)
  • 4 tsp
    black pepper
  • *paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, chili powders are all great additions

How To Make basic roast chicken breasts

  • 1
    Lay (thawed) chicken in single layer in a deep dish baking pan, covered with foil. Sprinkle each chicken breast with salt-free seasoning and black pepper.
  • 2
    Roast at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Turnover chicken breasts, sprinkle with remaining seasoning, and roast for another 20 minutes at the same temperature.
  • 3
    Once removed from oven, tent the chicken for 20 minutes. Package chicken into 4oz servings by slicing breasts in half and bagging in plastic bags. Now lunches and dinners area ready for on-the-go! To reheat, simply microwave for 1 minute. Serve with asparagus or zuccini and 15 almonds.
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